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Aaron Pico to face Justin Linn at featherweight on September 23

Aaron Pico will return to the cage on September 23 to face Justin Linn.

Pico (0-1), the highly touted MMA prospect who was submitted by Zach Freeman in just 24 seconds at Bellator 180, will move down to featherweight after his unsuccessful lightweight debut. Linn (7-3) is coming off of back-to-back losses for the first time in his career, losing to Matthew Lopez and Cody Gibson respectively.

Bellator 183 will be broadcast live on Spike TV from the SAP Center in San Jose, California. It features the promotional debut of former UFC star Roy Nelson and is headlined by a lightweight bout between Benson Henderson and Patricky Freire.